Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun] [conj] [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , although there is clearly an argument for using buckets that are as large as possible , over-large buckets will mean that an extended search through the bucket will be required to locate the desired record . |
| 2 | Pierre Rosenberg , head of the department of paintings and co-ordinator of the new display , says , ‘ I am convinced that the public is bored of seeing works that are widely reproduced . |
| 3 | This definition of the sum invested has the advantage of producing returns that are roughly similar in size and dispersion to the returns on the underlying shares . |
| 4 | It is a sad fact of life that very few writers are capable of producing books that are both written from a position of commitment and are successful pieces of writing . |
| 5 | For the d-i-yer , the TEC LM100 offers a quick and convenient way of forming bonds that are not under great pressure . |
| 6 | A robot capable of entering sewers that are too small for human access has also recently become available in the UK . |
| 7 | Even professional studs do not make a regular practice of covering mares that are under four years old . |
| 8 | There are changes we should all make ( if we have not made them already ) that have nothing to do with losing weight but are more to do with equipping ourselves for working at peak performance . |
| 9 | Abuse and neglect are also commonly seen in children of mothers with learning disabilities and are particularly common if the fathers also suffer from learning disabilities or if the children themselves are of normal IQ . |
| 10 | In the late 1970s he clashed with Derrida in the pages of the poststructuralist yearbook , glyph , where Searle made some sharp remarks , such as that Derrida ‘ has a distressing penchant for saying things that are obviously false . ’ |
| 11 | Broad objectives are set out in enabling legislation and are subsequently amplified as a result of statutory instrument ; ministerial directions ; discussions of the House of Commons Select Committees ; Committees of Enquiry ; consumer councils ; and so on . |
| 12 | The same problem applies to the new proposals , which are based on compensating flocks that are far lower than the Scottish average . |
| 13 | At least we should reduce those frustrating obstacles to obtaining services that are readily available to others , particularly those ‘ attitudinal obstacles ’ mentioned by Margaret Marshall ( 1981 , p.66 ) . |
| 14 | You can ask them either just as they are or use them as a basis for formulating questions that are particularly related to the job for which you are being interviewed . |
| 15 | However , allowing for additions by providing areas that are logically extensions of the prime data tracks , rather than just physically , has made it necessary to double the size of the lowest-level index , with separate entries for records on the prime data and overflow tracks . |
| 16 | First of all , they have tried to shake off their somewhat starchy traditional image , by mounting exhibitions that are explicitly designed to draw in the crowds . |